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#A37CCB Color

#A37CCB is rgb(163, 124, 203) in RGB, hsl(270, 43%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(20%, 39%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Middle Blue Purple (#8B72BE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.26. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A37CCB
HEX#A37CCB
RGBrgb(163, 124, 203)
HSLhsl(270, 43%, 64%)
HSVhsv(270, 39%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(20%, 39%, 0%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(65.5% 0.121 306)
LABlab(58.24% 27.15 -35.53)
LCHlch(58.24% 44.72 307.38)

What #A37CCB Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #A37CCB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 7.26Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 9.44Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 9.65Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 11.27Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 11.34African Violet#B284BEΔE 12.59

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#A37CCB Channel Values

How #A37CCB breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 163 · G 124 · B 2038-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 270° · S 43% · L 64%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 270° · S 39% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 20% · M 39% · Y 0% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.33:1 vs white · 6.3:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A37CCB background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text3.33:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A37CCB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A37CCB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A37CCB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A37CCB
Complementary
#A3CB7C
Analogous
#7C7CCB
Analogous
#CB7CCB
Triadic
#CBA37C
Triadic
#7CCBA3
Split comp.
#CBCB7C
Split comp.
#7CCB7C

Tints & Shades of #A37CCB

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#B08ED2
#BDA0D9
#C9B2E0
#D4C1E6
#E0D3EE
#EDE5F5

Shades

#8C5BBE
#7844AB
#61378B
#4C2C6D
#361F4D
#21132F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A37CCB.

How #A37CCB Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#A37CCB
Protanopia#8484CB
Protanomaly#9181CB
Deuteranopia#8A8ACA
Deuteranomaly#9585CB
Tritanopia#988989
Tritanomaly#9D84A8
Achromatopsia#8D8D8D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A37CCB in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-a37ccb: #A37CCB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A37CCB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a37ccb': '#A37CCB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.639, green: 0.486, blue: 0.796)
Android XML<color name="color_a37ccb">#A37CCB</color>
SVG fillfill="#A37CCB"

More Purple Colors

#A37CCB sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A37CCB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A37CCB?

#A37CCB is a light purple — rgb(163, 124, 203) in RGB and hsl(270, 43%, 64%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Middle Blue Purple (#8B72BE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.26.

What is the RGB value of #A37CCB?

#A37CCB is rgb(163, 124, 203) — red 163, green 124, and blue 203 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A37CCB?

#A37CCB converts to approximately cmyk(20%, 39%, 0%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A37CCB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A37CCB scores 3.33:1 against white and 6.3:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A37CCB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A37CCB is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is mediumpurple (#9370DB) at a CIE76 distance of 16.21, which is visibly different.

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